"We've disclosed all that we needed to," Laurie Ellison relayedwhen asked for a list of the targeted restaurants. The release didindicate that 10 of the 24 restaurants are in two New Englandstates, but Ellison would go no further in pinpointing thelocations. "We are in the process" of notifying affected workers,Ellison told GSR late Wednesday, rebuffing requests to speak withcompany officials about the meaning of the actions.
"They've been pretty tightlipped," acknowledges Rob Furlong. TheBaltimore-based analyst at Garp Research Corp. backdates Applebee'sinformation blackout to a review launched in February by itsStrategy Committee aimed at confronting operational maladies.
Officials had been among the more forthcoming public concerns,explains Furlong, but the review exercise by its directors usheredin a wave of secrecy.
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